The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah (Libyan Basketball Federation). Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961.[2]
Overall, Libya has competed in many international competitions, including the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, and the 2007 Pan Arab Games. The Libyan national team participated in the FIBA Africa Championship games four times, in 1965, 1970, 1978 and 2009, where they placed fifth, fifth, tenth and eleventh respectively.
Libya competed in the Arabian Basketball Cup 2008 in Group B alongside the Tunisia national basketball team, Algeria national basketball team, Iraq national basketball team, and Saudi Arabia national basketball team. In group play, they finished with 2 wins (versus Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) and 2 losses (versus Algeria and Tunisia). After their 70–59 victory over Iraq, and a 65–60 win against Saudi Arabia, the Libyan team could enter the second stage of the league because Tunisia defeated Algeria on 30 October 2008. After completing their matches in the competition, the Libyan team's full results were the following:
^Libya | 2015 African Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^[2] Interbasket.net. Accessed on 25 September 2015.
^Libya | 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 22 Jan 2016.
External linksedit
Libyan Arab Basketball Federation
Libya Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Presentation on Facebook
January 01, 1970
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The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As Sallah al Leebiyyah Libyan Basketball Federation Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961 2 LibyaFIBA rankingNR 1 March 2024 1 Joined FIBA1961FIBA zoneFIBA AfricaNational federationLibya Arab Basketball FederationCoachKevin NickelberryOlympic GamesAppearancesNoneFIBA World CupAppearancesNoneFIBA Africa ChampionshipAppearances4MedalsNoneHomeAway They finished 5th at the African Basketball Championship twice The country hosted the 2009 event where they finished 11th ahead of heavily favored Morocco and Mozambique Contents 1 Performance at international competitions 1 1 Summer Olympics 1 2 World championships 1 3 FIBA Africa Championship 1 4 Pan Arab Games 1 5 Mediterranean Games 1 6 Islamic Solidarity Games 1 7 Arab Nations Cup 1 7 1 2008 Edition 2 Current roster 2 1 Depth chart 3 Head coach position 4 Kit 4 1 Manufacturer 5 Past rosters 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPerformance at international competitions editOverall Libya has competed in many international competitions including the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and the 2007 Pan Arab Games The Libyan national team participated in the FIBA Africa Championship games four times in 1965 1970 1978 and 2009 where they placed fifth fifth tenth and eleventh respectively Summer Olympics edit Yet to qualify World championships edit Yet to qualify FIBA Africa Championship edit Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 1962 Did not qualify nbsp 1964 nbsp 1965 Main round 5th 5 1 4 nbsp 1968 Did not qualify nbsp 1970 Fifth place 5th 3 1 2 nbsp 1972 Did not qualify nbsp 1974 nbsp 1975 nbsp 1978 Classification stage 10th 5 0 5 nbsp 1980 Did not qualify nbsp 1981 nbsp 1983 nbsp 1985 nbsp 1987 nbsp 1989 nbsp 1992 nbsp 1993 nbsp 1995 nbsp 1997 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2001 nbsp 2003 nbsp 2005 nbsp 2007 nbsp 2009 Classification stage 11th 8 3 5 nbsp 2011 Did not qualify nbsp 2013 nbsp 2015 nbsp nbsp 2017 nbsp 2021 nbsp 2025 To be determined Total 21 5 16 Pan Arab Games edit See also Basketball at the Pan Arab Games 2004 nbsp Mediterranean Games edit See also Basketball at the Mediterranean Games Never participatedBeginning with the 2018 event regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball Islamic Solidarity Games edit See also Basketball at the Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 11th 2013 Did not participate Beginning with the 2017 event regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball Arab Nations Cup edit See also Arab Nations Cup basketball 1978 2005 2007 Quarterfinals 2008 First round 2009 Quarterfinals 2011 2018 Did not participate 2020 To be determined 2008 Edition edit Libya competed in the Arabian Basketball Cup 2008 in Group B alongside the Tunisia national basketball team Algeria national basketball team Iraq national basketball team and Saudi Arabia national basketball team In group play they finished with 2 wins versus Saudi Arabia and Iraq and 2 losses versus Algeria and Tunisia After their 70 59 victory over Iraq and a 65 60 win against Saudi Arabia the Libyan team could enter the second stage of the league because Tunisia defeated Algeria on 30 October 2008 After completing their matches in the competition the Libyan team s full results were the following Group B Libya 67 83 nbsp Algeria Libya 39 91 nbsp Tunisia Libya 70 59 nbsp Iraq Libya 65 60 nbsp Saudi ArabiaCurrent roster editAt the 2015 Afrobasket qualification 3 last publicized squad Libya men s national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr 4 Abdulaziz Sudani 35 1980 01 01 1 January 1980 nbsp 5 Mahmoud Abdalla Benalhaj 24 1991 01 25 25 January 1991 nbsp 6 Tarek A Farag Al Beigow 22 1993 01 14 14 January 1993 nbsp 7 Nadir Ayad 31 1984 05 01 1 May 1984 Al Ahly SC Benghazi nbsp 8 Otman A Otman Sedek 27 1988 06 13 13 June 1988 nbsp 9 Eslam Ibrahim El Karbal 32 1983 05 21 21 May 1983 nbsp 10 Milad Mohamed 27 1988 04 15 15 April 1988 Al Ahly SC Benghazi nbsp 11 Eslam Ibrahim El Karbal 32 1983 05 21 21 May 1983 12 Omar Abdel Raman O Derfeili 18 1997 03 02 2 March 1997 nbsp 13 Anis Zaid Ali Elmansouri 20 1995 01 04 4 January 1995 14 Abdalla Shalabi 24 1991 01 11 11 January 1991 Al Wahda SC Tripoli nbsp 15 Wajdi Omran Saied Dawo 26 1988 10 29 29 October 1988 nbsp Head coach Assistant coaches Legend Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 19 August 2015 Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench C Hesham Ali Salem Yahya Shakmak PF Raed El Hamali SF Al Fath Belgasem SG Mohamed Youssif Kuneidir PG Mohamed Issa MrsalHead coach position edit nbsp Kevin Nickelberry 2009Kit editManufacturer edit 2009 Nike 4 Past rosters editTeam for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship 5 Libya national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr F C 4 Raed El Hamali 29 1979 08 08 8 August 1979 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in Al Wasl nbsp G 5 Mohamed Youssif Kuneidir 23 1986 01 10 10 January 1986 Al Ahly nbsp G 6 Mohamed Issa Mrsal 31 1978 01 01 1 January 1978 F C 7 Hesham Ali Salem 25 1984 05 13 13 May 1984 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in La Guaira BBC nbsp 8 Mohamed Moftah Abu Khir 22 1987 03 04 4 March 1987 Al Ittihad nbsp 9 Khaled Saad Matrud 19 1989 11 09 9 November 1989 C 10 Yahya Shakmak 24 1985 01 01 1 January 1985 Al Nasr Benghazi nbsp 12 Alamien Mohamed Yagoub 28 1981 03 01 1 March 1981 13 Mohamed Abdallah Belhaj 24 1985 07 25 25 July 1985 14 Wajdi Omran Dawo 20 1988 10 29 29 October 1988 G F 15 Al Fath Belgasem 29 1980 02 04 4 February 1980 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in Bakersfield Jam nbsp Head coach nbsp Kevin Nickelberry Assistant coach es nbsp Osman Bangora Legend C Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on 5 August 2009See also editLibya national under 19 basketball team Eslam El Karbal Suleiman Ali NashnushReferences edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 1 March 2024 Retrieved 1 March 2024 1 fiba com accessed 15 August 2013 Libya 2015 African Championship for Men ARCHIVE FIBA COM Retrieved 24 August 2016 2 Interbasket net Accessed on 25 September 2015 Libya 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men ARCHIVE FIBA COM Retrieved 22 Jan 2016 External links editLibyan Arab Basketball Federation Libya Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Presentation on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Libya men 27s national basketball team amp oldid 1217257740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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